Prairie Oaks Ests Homeowners Assn

PWSID: IL0630060

1 active health-based violation
This system currently has unresolved violations for: 5200. These violations mean contaminant levels exceeded EPA limits or required treatment was not performed.

This system has more violations on record than 77% of water systems in Illinois.

Violation trend: 1.0 per year over the last 5 years, up from 0.6 per year in the previous 5.

System Details

Population Served107
Service Connections36
Water SourceGroundwater
System TypeCommunity Water System
OwnerPrivate
StatusActive
CityCoal City
EPA ZIP on File60416

Areas Served

  • Coal City, Grundy County

Lead & Copper Testing

ContaminantLevelEPA Action LevelStatus
Lead (90th percentile)0.0013 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0000 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level

4 Active Violations

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
5200RPT2025-07-02Open
7000Other2025-07-01Open
5200TT2024-10-17YesOpen
5200RPT2024-10-17Open

Violation History (13 total)

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
7500Other2025-09-01Returned to Compliance
7000Other2017-07-01Returned to Compliance
4010MR2016-10-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
4006MR2016-10-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
4010MR2015-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
4109MR2015-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
7500Other2007-04-18Returned to Compliance
7500Other2007-04-18Returned to Compliance
5000MR2001-01-01Returned to Compliance

Understanding This Water System's Record

Prairie Oaks Ests Homeowners Assn is a community water system water system that draws from groundwater sources and serves a population of 107 in Coal City, Illinois. This page shows its complete compliance history as reported to the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), the federal database that tracks every public water system in the United States.

What Do These Violations Mean?

Health-based violations mean the system exceeded an EPA maximum contaminant level (MCL) or failed to provide required treatment. These indicate potential health risks from contaminants like lead, arsenic, bacteria, nitrates, or disinfection byproducts. Non-health-based violations involve monitoring, reporting, or procedural requirements — the system missed a testing deadline or failed to notify customers, but contaminant levels were not necessarily unsafe.

What Should You Do?

Your water utility is required to publish an annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) that details test results and any violations. If your system has active health-based violations, consider a certified water filter rated for the specific contaminants involved. The contaminant guides on this site explain health risks and filter options for common pollutants. For the most current results, contact your water utility directly — EPA data can lag weeks or months behind real-time testing.